(A) All electrical contractors and/or electricians, when making a request for temporary or construction power, shall provide the electric service provider evidence that they have complied with all provisions of this chapter.
(B) Special permission shall be obtained from the superintendent of the electric service provider or his or her designated agent prior to the breaking of any seal of any metering equipment for the disconnecting of any conductor on the line of the metering equipment.
(C) All commercial buildings as defined in § 153.01 shall be wired in conduit unless otherwise specified in this chapter or the National Electrical Code.
(D) Under emergency conditions, subject to the discretion of the superintendent of the electric service provider and the Electrical Inspector, a temporary service connection may be granted where sufficient load is connected for commercial buildings needing 3 phase power until a final inspection can be made.
(E) Electrical contractors and electrical installers shall feed, temporarily, new meter installations, load size, from existing metered conductors until a permanent service drop can be made.
(F) If the Electrical Inspector finds, after an inspection, that the electrical wiring of a commercial building or dwelling is a hazard, in the discretion of the Electrical Inspector applying all applicable codes and/or ordinances, the Electrical Inspector shall submit a detailed report of his or her inspection to the superintendent of the electric service provider who shall have the authority to disconnect the electrical service of the building or dwelling until the hazard is abated.
(G) All electrical service connections are to be made by the electric service provider only after inspection and approval of the installation is given by the electric service provider for location and the Electrical Inspector for compliance with this chapter.
(H) Non-metallic sheeted cable shall not be used in the following structures:
(1) Any dwelling or structure exceeding three floors above grade or ground level;
(2) As service entrance cable; and
(3) In places of assembly.
(I) Metal raceway shall be used in the following locations and/or structures:
(1) In a Fire Zone, as fire zone is defined in this chapter;
(2) In commercial garages;
(3) In motion picture structures;
(4) In storage battery rooms;
(5) In hoist ways;
(6) In any “hazardous location” as that term is defined in the National Electrical Code; and
(7) In any location that the National Electrical Code requires metal raceway.
(J) All risers shall be a minimum two and one- half inch rigid metal or intermediate metal conduit.
(K) The location of the service entrance to any building, structure or dwelling shall be determined and set by the electric service provider prior to beginning construction.
(L) All trenches for the installation of underground electrical service entrance lines shall be a minimum of 48 inches deep. For underground electrical service entrance lines and high voltage service lines, trench depth can be reduced 12 inches for each one and one-half inches of concrete encasing said electrical service and/or high voltage service lines.
(M) For underground services, the following guidelines shall apply.
(1) There shall be no more than three 90- degree elbows per service.
(2) Schedule 40 conduit: two and one-half inch shall be used for services up to 400 amp single phase.
(3) If an electrical contractor is installing a service larger than 400-amp single phase services, the electrical contractor must contact the Electrical Inspector, or his or her designee, for sizing, and said electrical contractor must obtain written approval from Electrical Inspector prior to installation.
(4) Electrical contractors shall connect the load side of the meter base and furnish connectors.
(5) All trenches, conduit and pull rope installed by a customer or electrical contractor must be inspected before the trench is covered and prior to final electrical inspection. Any pull rope used must be a rope which is tested to hold a minimum of 150 pounds.
(6) All conduits beneath roads, driveways, porch areas or other areas subject to physical damage shall be Schedule 80 or encased in concrete.
(N) No building, patio or any other structure may be set over the service or in front of meter(s).
(O) No meter shall be installed inside a building or structure.
(P) Any change of electrical service which requires an inspection by the Electrical Inspector shall require the installation of an electrical smoke detector with a backup battery system.
(Q) For oil insulated transformers, the following minimum standards shall apply.
(1) For oil insulated transformers of 75 KVA or less, the oil insulated transformer shall be located not less than three feet from any building and, in addition, said transformer must be not less than three feet vertically and three feet horizontally from any opening to the building.
(2) For oil insulated transformers from 76 KVA to 500 KVA, the oil insulated transformer shall be located not less than 15 feet from a building and/or 15 feet from a required exit.
(3) For oil insulated transformers 501 KVA and above, the oil insulated transformer shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from buildings and required exits.
(4) Exceptions may be granted for a lesser distance only after on-site inspection is made and permission is granted in writing by Electrical Inspector, with electrical contractor specifically following all alternate safeguards and/or conditions required by an Electrical Inspector.
(R) In the event the Electrical Inspector determines the electrical service to a structure makes the structure uninhabitable or unsafe for use, in Electrical Inspector’s discretion, the Electrical Inspector shall have the right to complete a full and thorough inspection of said structure. The Electrical Inspector shall be empowered to issue any and all citations for violations of this chapter.
(S) Any structure which has more than one electrical meter or a multi-metering point must have a separate disconnect switch at each point of metering which opens all ungrounded conductors.
(Ord. 950.3-9-2002, passed 10-14-2002; Ord. 2020-002, passed 2-24-2020)